Commonly referred to as the 16-bit era, the 4th generation of gaming greatly expanding upon the technology and capabilities that game systems could offer. Games and consoles of this era were able to offer an astonishing 32,768 different colors, which allowed for the creation of highly detailed designs. Video game music sounded less like computer chips and chirps, and more like full orchestral productions that were both enjoyable and addictive to the ears. Controllers contained as many as eight buttons versus just two or four, and the memory capacity of games was significantly greater than the previous generation. All of this led to games that could take months to conquer, and many games contained so many rich details and special features that they could be played through hundreds of times without ever boring the player.